Former Canyon del Oro standout Miia Campos collected an RBI double to help UT Tyler beat Tampa 3-0 in the second game of the NCAA Division II Softball World Series to go along with a two-run RBI double in a 6-0 win over Tampa in the first game of the series.
Campos helped the Patriots win back-to-back national championships for the first time in D-II history dating back to 1997-1998. Campos was a CSC Academic All-American.
Amphitheater High athletic trainer Monica Ortiz earned the District 7 and National Secondary Schools Athletic Trainer of the Year awards this past week at the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainer convention held in Florida. In May, Ortiz won a $1,000 grant from the WhataTeacher Program and she provided over 5,000 sandwiches and snacks for athletes to eat on game days. The grant was renewed for $5,000.
In addition, longtime trainer Bart Peterson was awarded the District 7 Servant’s Heart Award. Peterson served as the Palo Verde trainer from 2000 until this summer and he is now located at Rincon/University High. He was also the AD at Palo Verde from 2010-2014.
Alabama A&M hired Paul Reed as the associate head women’s basketball coach this past week.
“We are thrilled to welcome Paul Reed as our associate head coach,” head coach Dawn Thornton said in a release. “Paul brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of developing talent and building winning programs. His dedication to fostering strong relationships with players and his commitment to excellence on and off the court make him an invaluable addition to our team.”
Reed was the head coach of the girls’ varsity team at Tucson High (2005-11). In his six years at the helm, Reed led the Badgers to four state tournaments and three regional titles. He was named the Southern Arizona Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and finished with a 129-63 overall record. He shifted over to two years at Cienega two years at Cienega and he compiled a 45-13 overall record and led the Bobcats to a pair of appearances in the state tournament. In 2014, Reed was named the Southern Arizona Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career after guiding Cienega to a regional championship and a runner-up finish at the Arizona Girls’ State Basketball Division II playoffs. Cienega concluded the season at 26-2.
Reed was previously an assistant at Long Beach State, Washington, Cal and St. Mary’s.
Pima County Transportation Manager Matt Sierras has been a youth baseball coach since 2004 and Little League since 2006. He is currently managing the San Xavier Majors team at the District 12 playoffs where his squad will face Rincon Monday at 5:15 p.m. for a shot at the championship game from the winner’s bracket. According to his family, this will be his last year coaching and members from his teams from 13-15 years ago attended his 6-5 victory over Sunnyside Friday night.
Sierras has also been an assistant coach at Tucson High since 2012.
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